Articles Posted in the Opinion Category

  • Stay Tuned: Speak Power to Power, A Dear John Letter

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    Stay Tuned: Speak Power to Power,
    A Dear John Letter

    by Hope Johnson on Jul 21, 2009 | 12 Comments

    Dear Budget Chair John Avalos… Photos by Luke Thomas By Hope Johnson July 21, 2009 Dear Supervisor Avalos: In a rarely seen move at Stay Tuned, I’ll get right to the point.  WTF is going…

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • A Question of Parity?

    A Question of Parity?

    by FCJ Editor on Jul 20, 2009 | 5 Comments

    By Kwixuan H. Maloof July 20, 2009 The recent discussion of whether the District Attorney’s Office should receive the same level of funding in the city’s budget add back process as the Public Defender’s office…

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • Thanks for the Memories

    Thanks for the Memories

    by Jill Chapin on Jul 16, 2009 | 1 Comment

    By Jill Chapin July 16, 2009 Every so often I come across a book that merits exposure to a larger audience. Hail Hail to U City High, by Alan Spector, is about my 1964 University…

    Posted in Arts/Entertainment, Opinion

  • Public Defender Outlines Impact of $1.6 Million Budget Cut

    Public Defender Outlines Impact
    of $1.6 Million Budget Cut

    by FCJ Editor on Jul 15, 2009 | 4 Comments

    San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi and SFPD Lt. Mike Slade joined forces yesterday on the steps of City Hall to draw attention to budget cuts that are threatening the closure of several public defender…

    Posted in News, Opinion, Politics

  • Newsom’s Empty Promises

    Newsom’s Empty Promises

    by FCJ Editor on Jul 14, 2009 | 2 Comments

    Mayor Gavin Newsom Photo by Luke Thomas By Chris Carlsson, SFStreetsBlog Editor’s Note: Mr. Carlsson assesses political ladder climber Gavin Newsom’s sudden embrace of environmental values, exposing a deceptive branding campaign that belies Newsom’s record.…

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • Leigh Responds to Henderson

    Leigh Responds to Henderson

    by FCJ Editor on Jul 13, 2009 | 3 Comments

    G. Whitney Leigh By G. Whitney Leigh July 13, 2009 In responding to our post, Defending the Public Defender, Assistant District Attorney Paul Henderson suggests that by exposing the political machinations and fiscally unsound reasoning…

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

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    What’s Really “Progressive”?

    by FCJ Editor on Jul 10, 2009 | 46 Comments

      San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris. Photos by Luke Thomas By Paul Henderson, Chief of Administration, San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, special to FCJ July 10, 2009 Never let the facts get in the…

    Posted in Opinion, Politics